Friday, April 29, 2005

Lecture 018: Chirality part 3

This lecture first looks at assigning R and S nomenclature to molecules with multiple chiral centers. Then we explore reactions involving chiral centers, at a chiral center and next to a chiral center.

In the first few minutes I solve problem 4-39e.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Lecture 017: Chirality part 2

This lecture explains how to assign R and S to chiral centers and looks at molecules with more than one chiral center, leading to diastereomers and meso isomers.

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Lecture 016: Chirality Intro

This is an introduction to chirality showing first how to create an enantiomer by putting 4 different groups on an sp3 hybridized carbon. Properties of enantiomers are discussed.

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Sunday, April 24, 2005

Lecture 015b: Test 1 makeup review

This is a review session to prepare for the make-up of test 1. This is from another term so, as usual, ignore any comments referring to dates or to the policy on the make-up grade. I will use the better score between the test and make-up.

If you are an online student remember to email me questions or request a study session on a specific topic.

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Saturday, April 23, 2005

Lecture 015a: Review for test 1

This is a review session to prepare for test 1. This is from another term so, as usual, ignore any comments referring to dates. This term we didn't really have any questions that were not already answered in the problem set.

If you are an online student remember to email me questions or request a study session on a specific topic.

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Friday, April 22, 2005

Lecture 015: solutions to chap 4 problems

The free radical halogenation problem solutions are available in WebCT.

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Thursday, April 21, 2005

Lecture 014: Free Radical Reaction Part 2

Here is the second part to the free radical halogenation reaction. Learn how to determine the major and minor products from the reaction of halogens with alkanes.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2005

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Lecture 013: Free Radical Reaction Intro

Here is an introduction to the free radical halogenation reaction. The full muchanism of the reaction of Br2 with methane in the presence of light is used as an example.

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Monday, April 18, 2005

Lecture 012: problem solutions chap 3 part 2

The solutions to problems 42-44 in Chapter 3 are now available in WebCT. I also made the video available as Flash. Let me know how it compares to the Real format, which should be available within 36 hours of the lecture. You have to scroll down to see the controller for the Flash presentation.

At the end of the lecture I reported that, since the responses I received so far have been positive for meeting up in smaller groups, there will be no lecture in Disque starting Wednesday. Students who email me review topics will be directed to a location and time slot for meetings. It looks like the first requests are all for Newman projections.

The lectures for the rest of the term will be uploaded shortly, as well as all previous lectures in Flash format.

The first test covers Chaps 1-4.

Friday, April 15, 2005

Lecture 011: problem solutions chap 3 part 1

The solutions to problems 33-34 in Chapter 3 are now available in WebCT. I also made the video available as Flash. Let me know how it compares to the Real format, which should be available within 36 hours of the lecture. You have to scroll down to see the controller for the Flash presentation.

Lecture 010: cycloalkanes

We finished up Newman projections with butane. Cycloalkanes were covered, including determining the more stable conformation of cyclohexane derivatives.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Lecture 009: problem solutions Chap 2 Part 2

The solutions to problems 37-42 in Chapter 2 are now available in WebCT. I also made the video available as Flash. Let me know how it compares to the Real format, which should be available within 36 hours of the lecture. You have to scroll down to see the controller for the Flash presentation.

Monday, April 11, 2005

Lecture 008: problem solutions chap 2 part I

The solutions to problems 27-35 in Chapter 2 are now available in WebCT. I also made the video available as Flash. Let me know how it compares to the Real format, which should be available within 36 hours of the lecture.

Friday, April 08, 2005

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Lecture 007: Alkane Introduction

We finished up intermolecular forces and predicting relative boiling points and solubility. Functional groups were introduced. Looked at the first ten alkanes then reactions of alkanes and Newman projections for ethane and propane.

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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Lecture 006: Problems

The solutions for the first chapter problems can be found in WebCT. The screencast link should be up within 24 hours of the class recording.

Monday, April 04, 2005

Lecture 005: Molecular Orbitals and Polarity

We finished up molecular orbitals with the sp hybrid in acetylene and looked at predicting molecular shape from hybridization. We examined the rigidity of double bonds leading to geometrical isomers (in contrast to constitutional isomers). Polar and non polar molecules were analysed based on the summation of their polar bonds.

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Friday, April 01, 2005

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Lecture 004: More Lewis Structures and Molecular Orbitals

We continued with examples of Lewis structures: SO2, SO3, N3-, H2SO4, N2O. We just worried about getting the right number of bonds and lone pairs, not the geometry of the molecules. In order to look at geometry we need to look at molecular orbitals. The formation of sp3 and sp2 hybrid orbitals was demonstrated for CH4 and CH2=CH2, respectively.

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